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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Linquan County belongs to Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China, and is located at the edge of northwest Anhui Province and the southern end of the Yellow-Huai Plain. With a total area of 1,839 square kilometers and a population of about 2.3 million (2020), it is one of the most populous counties in China. Geographically, it lies between 114°50′-115°31′ east longitude and 32°35′-33°09′ north latitude, bordering Henan Province.
Linquan, known as Shendi in ancient times, is the hometown of Jiang Ziya (Jiang Shang), a famous general of the Zhou Dynasty, with a history of more than 3,000 years. It is the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art, especially famous for acrobatics, and is called "the first township of Chinese acrobatics", with more than 1,000 acrobatic troupes. The local opera "Linquan Bangkas" is listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage.
As a large agricultural county, Linquan is rich in wheat, corn, ginger and other crops, and is an advanced county in grain production and a large county in livestock breeding. Industry is dominated by food processing and pharmaceutical manufacturing, and specialties such as "Linquan Tribute Persimmon" and "Laoji Ginger" are well known, while the G106 National Highway and Fuxin Expressway pass through the county, making the transportation convenient.
There are rivers such as Quan River and Saliva River running through the territory, and the special attractions such as Jiang Ziya Cultural Park and Acrobatic Town attract tourists. The Folk Acrobatics Festival held every year shows the unique local cultural charm and is an important window to understand the culture of the Central Plains.
Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.